Reflecting on the past, looking to the future: celebrating 30 years of PHII- webinar

• Published: October 7, 2022

PHII’s Vivian Singletary, The Task Force for Global Health’s Dave Ross and Washington State Department of Health’s Bryant Karras joined a webinar discussion.

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PHII celebrates 30th anniversary

• Published: September 20, 2022

You’re invited to join us on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., for a webinar marking PHII’s 30-year history.

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Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Welcomes New CEO Dr. Patrick O’Carroll

• Published: September 20, 2022

The Task Force for Global Health announced that its Board of Directors has chosen Patrick O’Carroll, MD, MPH as the organization’s next President and

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Connecting states’ immunization status: Q&A with information system expert Vijay Pathangi

• Published: June 23, 2022

PHII IIS Team Lead and former IIS manager of Indiana, Vijay Pathangi, shares insights on immunization registries.

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An Overview of Data Modernization Efforts and Deep Dive into Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) webinar

• Published: June 10, 2022

This webinar, the third in a four-part series, shares lessons learned from the CDC’s data modernization initiative.

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TEDxEmory Talk from Vivian Singletary: “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in the Modern World”

• Published: May 20, 2022

PHII Director Vivian Singletary recently gave a TEDxEmory talk, “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in a Modern World.”

Read More

Achieving Interoperability: Practical Lessons Learned Webinar

• Published: April 19, 2022

This webinar, the second in a four-part series, shares practical experiences from jurisdictions in Michigan and Georgia as they move toward interoperability with their

Read More

How Do We Jump-Start Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US? Addressing Barriers Beyond the Published Literature

• Published: March 14, 2022

This report co-authored by PHII staff explores high-level barriers to self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) and offers potential solutions.

Read More

MMWR: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

• Published: March 3, 2022

This MMWR release highlights two key PHII resources that support child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) research and surveillance.

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Q&A: Celebrating Black Voices in Public Health with PHII’s Jelisa Lowe

• Published: February 24, 2022

Jelisa Lowe of PHII joins other Task Force colleagues in celebrating black voices in public health for Black History Month.

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Interoperability 101 for Birth Defects Surveillance Webinar

• Published: February 18, 2022

This webinar, the first in a four-part series, introduces the topic of interoperability and defines key terms with examples for birth defects programs.

Read More

New Directions in Public Health Surveillance: Using Electronic Health Records to Monitor Chronic Disease

• Published: February 11, 2022

PHII consultants co-authored this report on applying innovative public health informatics techniques to advance surveillance of chronic diseases.

Read More

Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Data from Health Care Partners and Community-Based Organizations into a Common Data Architecture

• Published: January 31, 2022

This report describes adjustments made by Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) and its participants to integrate disparate data.

Read More

MAT-LINK announces new clinical sites

• Published: September 15, 2021

MAT-LINK has been awarded additional funding to add three more clinical sites and extend child follow-up data collection through 6 years of age.

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A Governance Framework to Integrate Longitudinal Clinical and Community Data in a Distributed Data Network: The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative

• Published: September 8, 2021

This article explores governance considerations for integrating EHR data for childhood obesity research.

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The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative: A Case Study in Implementing Clinical-Community Infrastructure Enhancements to Support Health Services Research and Public Health

• Published: September 7, 2021

This article offers a background and overview on the Childhood Obesity Data Initiative.

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Slides: Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool

• Published: September 1, 2021

PHII and CDC partnered on this webinar on PHII’s birth defects surveillance assessment tool.

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Panel: Let’s Talk About Being Asian in Public Health

• Published: August 30, 2021

Samantha Chao expresses among other Task Force employees of Asian and Pacific Islander descent how her identity and work intersect at PHII.

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Modernizing Our Nation’s Public Health Information System

• Published: August 19, 2021

This article focuses on the importance of an integrated approach to collecting, sharing and using data to support the mission of public health.

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PHII releases new toolkits

• Published: June 1, 2021

PHII releases three new toolkits focusing on child and adolescent mental health, data modernization and immunization information system procurement.

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‘It’s shocking.’ How inaccurate California death records obscure pandemic’s true story

• Published: May 3, 2021

Vivian Singletary weighs in on why data is important in studying the true impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Atlanta Business Chronicle announces Health Care Heroes finalists

• Published: May 3, 2021

PHII’s own Jimica Tchamako is recognized as a Rising Star finalist in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2021 Healthcare Heroes.

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Using CRDM to Build Laboratory Capacity for Timely Diagnosis During the Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico

• Published: May 1, 2021

PHII collaborated with public health partners to increase efficiency of laboratory data management, storage and transmission during the Zika pandemic.

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Georgia’s Own Credit Union recognizes PHII director with Atlanta digital signage

• Published: March 19, 2021

Vivian Singletary is recognized for her contributions to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Task Force Women on Working in Global Health

• Published: March 18, 2021

PHII’s Daniela O’Connell joins other women at the Task Force to share what it’s like being a woman in the global health sector.

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Medically Necessary: Getting a vaccine at work funnels shots to people who need them most

• Published: March 9, 2021

See why administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees at work could streamline the supply chain that brings shots to those who need it most.

Read More

PHII’s Juneka Rembert Joins a Panel on Being Black in Public Health

• Published: February 25, 2021

Juneka Rembert shares her experience on what it’s like to be black in public health in honor of Black History Month.

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Podcast: Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19

• Published: February 25, 2021

Vivian Singletary sheds some light on PHII’s new digital contact tracing project and what it could mean for enhancing traditional practices.

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Using Informatics to Build a Digital Health Footprint of Patients Living With Inherited Metabolic Disorders Identified by Newborn Screening

• Published: November 16, 2020

The Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention (MNT4P) program collaborated with PHII on an information system to support Georgians with metabolic disorders.

Read More

Controversy: Researchers claim hospitals face barriers to public health data reporting

• Published: October 1, 2020

Public health leaders respond to a Harvard Business School research team’s study findings on barriers to effective data exchange.

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Response to authors of “Barriers to hospital electronic public health reporting and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic”

• Published: October 1, 2020

PHII joined other public health experts to share concerns in response to an article focused on information sharing between hospitals and public health systems.

Read More

A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing

• Published: September 23, 2020

Your very own smartphone could help track COVID-19: see how tech giants Google and Apple are building technology to do just that and what

Read More

New Data Project on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Could Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

• Published: July 27, 2020

PHII’s MAT-LINK project is focused on improving maternal and child health outcomes as it relates to opioid use disorder during pregnancy.

Read More

New guidance documents released to support public health agencies’ contact tracing efforts

• Published: June 1, 2020

PHII released a white paper exploring Apple and Google’s contact tracing technology and a report assessing tools available to public health authorities.

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Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

• Published: June 1, 2020

PHII director, Vivian Singletary, discusses PHII’s partnership with the CDC Foundation and tech leaders like Apple and Google on a contact tracing project.

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Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

• Published: May 27, 2020

How PHII is working with experts in public health, healthcare and technology to provide guidance on digital contact tracing methods and tools.

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Building Informatics-Savvy Health Departments: The Systems Development Life Cycle

• Published: November 1, 2019

This article breaks down the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and its use in public health agencies.

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Leveraging Informatics to Identify Reportable Cases: Pilot Findings on Electronic Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

• Published: November 1, 2019

This article explores how electronic case reporting reduces the reporting burden on healthcare and public health while increasing completion and timeliness.

Read More

Four Keys to Navigating the Road to Community Data Sharing

• Published: October 1, 2019

Vivian Singletary delivered the 2019 Public Health Law Summit address where she answers four questions public health professionals should ask before collecting data.

Read More

The Information Imperative for Public Health: A Call to Action to Become Informatics-Savvy

• Published: September 12, 2019

Public health experts offer guidance on how to successfully become informatics-savvy and why it is an important factor in addressing growing agency needs.

Read More

Improving Quality of Care at the Core of Health System Strengthening

• Published: August 29, 2019

LARC seeks to provide better quality care for HIV patients by improving laboratory business processes and fixing gaps in services provided.

Read More

New $180 Million Grant Extends Surveillance on Child Mortality Prevention

• Published: June 24, 2019

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a new $180 million grant to the CHAMPS initiative, continuing research on childhood mortality.

Read More

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates record $180M grant to Emory

• Published: June 6, 2019

The Gates Foundation awarded $180 million to continue work on the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.

Read More

PHII Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia

• Published: May 30, 2019

MNT4P is a statewide program that tracks and provides nutritional assistance to Georgia families experiencing inherited metabolic disorders.

Read More

The Rising Need for Digital Public Health Surveillance

• Published: February 27, 2019

Vivian Singletary weighs in on the Digital Revolution and how public health can rise to its challenges.

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Digital Bridge Breaks New Ground in 2019, Launches in Two Sites

• Published: January 30, 2019

Two years after launching, Digital Bridge sees its first two sites begin piloting its new approach to electronic case reporting.

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CHAMPS Data Highlights Causes of Newborn and Child Deaths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

• Published: January 28, 2019

How the CHAMPS initiative is using data to shed light on the causes of childhood mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Viewpoint: The rising need for digital public health surveillance

• Published: January 11, 2019

PHII director Vivian Singletary shares insights on the rising challenges of the Digital Revolution in public health.

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Bridging the Digital Divide

• Published: September 20, 2018

A closer look at the Digital Bridge initiative and how it’s standardizing the way health information is exchanged in the United States.

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Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa

• Published: August 19, 2018

PHII is enhancing laboratory capacity for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to help reach the United Nations’ goal to end HIV transmission by 2030.

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Podcast: Using Informatics to Fight Childhood Mortality

• Published: May 23, 2018

This podcast episode deep dives into the CHAMPS initiative and how informatics is its key component in fighting childhood mortality.

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Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department. Part III, From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program: Ensuring Well-Designed and Effectively Used Information Systems

• Published: March 1, 2018

The final installment in the three-part series, this article discusses the importance of well-designed and effectively-used information systems.

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Digital Bridge collaboration with Cerner, Epic, CDC and others hope to connect EHRs to public health

• Published: February 20, 2018

The Digital Bridge initiative, formerly led by PHII, is forging public and private partnerships to impact public health data exchange.

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New Hampshire’s Electronic System for Tracking Immunization Records Nears Completion

• Published: January 25, 2018

See how PHII helped New Hampshire become the last state to adopt an IIS, standing up its online repository of vaccination records.

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Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program Part II: Creating a Skilled Workforce

• Published: November 1, 2017

This column is the second installment in a series of articles and focuses on steps to take to create a skilled informatics workforce.

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Informatics Supporting the State Health Official as Chief Health Strategist

• Published: September 1, 2017

Bill Brand led a presentation during the ASTHO Policy Summit that highlighted the roles and responsibilities of a chief health strategist.

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Health Data Management: Most powerful women in health IT

• Published: May 6, 2017

Vivian Singletary, PHII director, is highlighted as one of the most powerful women in health information technology.

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Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program. Part I: Assessment and Governance

• Published: May 1, 2017

The first in a series, this article introduces realizing an informatics-savvy health department through effective governance and effective leadership.

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The most powerful women in healthcare IT for 2017

• Published: April 4, 2017

PHII director Vivian Singletary makes the list of one of the most powerful women in healthcare information technology.

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Enhancing the Informatics Response to the Epidemic of Zika Virus Infection (Zika) in Puerto Rico

• Published: April 1, 2017

Juneka Rembert presented PHII’s work with the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s informatics capacity to reduce turnaround time for Zika testing during the outbreak.

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Bridging the data divide: Project aims to revolutionize reporting of diseases

• Published: January 1, 2017

Georgia Health News digs into Digital Bridge, an initiative formerly-led by PHII, and how it might bridge gaps in data exchange between healthcare and

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Child Mortality Initiative Expands to Three New Sites in Africa and South Asia

• Published: November 30, 2016

CHAMPS adds three new sites to its roster: Kisumu, Kenya; Harar, Ethiopia; and Baliakandi, Bangladesh.

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CHAMPS adds three new sites, expanding global health surveillance network to six countries

• Published: November 15, 2016

CHAMPS begins to collect child mortality data at three new sites, growing its global network.

Read More

Initiative Begins Efforts to Better Link Providers, Public Health Agencies

• Published: November 1, 2016

This article summarizes the Digital Bridge initiative, its partners, its goals and its potential impact.

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‘Digital Bridge’ Promises to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks

• Published: October 28, 2016

Learn more about how a new approach to electronic case reporting is set to change the state of data exchange nationally.

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Informatics-Savvy Organization in Public Health: Vision, Strategies and Resources

• Published: August 1, 2016

This presentation delves into how to build an informatics-savvy organization and best practices to incorporate informatics in a public health agency’s overall strategy.

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Young African Leaders Inspired to Take Lessons in Global Public Health Back Home

• Published: July 26, 2016

Young African leaders visited PHII and the Task Force to learn more about how to influence positive change in their own countries.

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What is “Informatics”?

• Published: July 1, 2016

This study examines current usage for the term “informatics” and provides suggestions on how to communicate about it to public health audiences.

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Gates Foundation names Emory Global Health Institute lead partner in child health network

• Published: May 6, 2015

PHII partners with Emory and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as partners on the CHAMPS project.

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Immunization Information Systems: A Decade of Progress in Law and Policy

• Published: May 1, 2015

This article examines laws, policies and regulations related to immunization information systems as relate to interoperable systems.

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Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department II: Operations and Tactics

• Published: January 1, 2015

This second article in a series describes operational and tactical steps that need to be put into place to achieve an informatics-savvy health department.

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Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: Part I, Vision and Core Strategies

• Published: November 1, 2014

This column describes vision and core strategies needed to create an informatics-savvy health department.

Read More

How Do We Jump-Start Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in the US? Addressing Barriers Beyond the Published Literature

• Published: March 14, 2022

This report co-authored by PHII staff explores high-level barriers to self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) and offers potential solutions.

Read More

MMWR: Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

• Published: March 3, 2022

This MMWR release highlights two key PHII resources that support child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) research and surveillance.

Read More

New Directions in Public Health Surveillance: Using Electronic Health Records to Monitor Chronic Disease

• Published: February 11, 2022

PHII consultants co-authored this report on applying innovative public health informatics techniques to advance surveillance of chronic diseases.

Read More

Incorporating Social Determinants of Health Data from Health Care Partners and Community-Based Organizations into a Common Data Architecture

• Published: January 31, 2022

This report describes adjustments made by Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) and its participants to integrate disparate data.

Read More

The Childhood Obesity Data Initiative: A Case Study in Implementing Clinical-Community Infrastructure Enhancements to Support Health Services Research and Public Health

• Published: September 7, 2021

This article offers a background and overview on the Childhood Obesity Data Initiative.

Read More

Modernizing Our Nation’s Public Health Information System

• Published: August 19, 2021

This article focuses on the importance of an integrated approach to collecting, sharing and using data to support the mission of public health.

Read More

Using CRDM to Build Laboratory Capacity for Timely Diagnosis During the Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico

• Published: May 1, 2021

PHII collaborated with public health partners to increase efficiency of laboratory data management, storage and transmission during the Zika pandemic.

Read More

Using Informatics to Build a Digital Health Footprint of Patients Living With Inherited Metabolic Disorders Identified by Newborn Screening

• Published: November 16, 2020

The Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention (MNT4P) program collaborated with PHII on an information system to support Georgians with metabolic disorders.

Read More

Response to authors of “Barriers to hospital electronic public health reporting and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic”

• Published: October 1, 2020

PHII joined other public health experts to share concerns in response to an article focused on information sharing between hospitals and public health systems.

Read More

Building Informatics-Savvy Health Departments: The Systems Development Life Cycle

• Published: November 1, 2019

This article breaks down the systems development life cycle (SDLC) and its use in public health agencies.

Read More

Leveraging Informatics to Identify Reportable Cases: Pilot Findings on Electronic Case Reporting of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

• Published: November 1, 2019

This article explores how electronic case reporting reduces the reporting burden on healthcare and public health while increasing completion and timeliness.

Read More

The Information Imperative for Public Health: A Call to Action to Become Informatics-Savvy

• Published: September 12, 2019

Public health experts offer guidance on how to successfully become informatics-savvy and why it is an important factor in addressing growing agency needs.

Read More

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department. Part III, From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program: Ensuring Well-Designed and Effectively Used Information Systems

• Published: March 1, 2018

The final installment in the three-part series, this article discusses the importance of well-designed and effectively-used information systems.

Read More

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program Part II: Creating a Skilled Workforce

• Published: November 1, 2017

This column is the second installment in a series of articles and focuses on steps to take to create a skilled informatics workforce.

Read More

Developing an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: From Discrete Projects to a Coordinating Program. Part I: Assessment and Governance

• Published: May 1, 2017

The first in a series, this article introduces realizing an informatics-savvy health department through effective governance and effective leadership.

Read More

What is “Informatics”?

• Published: July 1, 2016

This study examines current usage for the term “informatics” and provides suggestions on how to communicate about it to public health audiences.

Read More

Immunization Information Systems: A Decade of Progress in Law and Policy

• Published: May 1, 2015

This article examines laws, policies and regulations related to immunization information systems as relate to interoperable systems.

Read More

Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department II: Operations and Tactics

• Published: January 1, 2015

This second article in a series describes operational and tactical steps that need to be put into place to achieve an informatics-savvy health department.

Read More

Building an Informatics-Savvy Health Department: Part I, Vision and Core Strategies

• Published: November 1, 2014

This column describes vision and core strategies needed to create an informatics-savvy health department.

Read More

‘It’s shocking.’ How inaccurate California death records obscure pandemic’s true story

• Published: May 3, 2021

Vivian Singletary weighs in on why data is important in studying the true impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read More

Atlanta Business Chronicle announces Health Care Heroes finalists

• Published: May 3, 2021

PHII’s own Jimica Tchamako is recognized as a Rising Star finalist in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2021 Healthcare Heroes.

Read More

Medically Necessary: Getting a vaccine at work funnels shots to people who need them most

• Published: March 9, 2021

See why administering COVID-19 vaccines to employees at work could streamline the supply chain that brings shots to those who need it most.

Read More

Controversy: Researchers claim hospitals face barriers to public health data reporting

• Published: October 1, 2020

Public health leaders respond to a Harvard Business School research team’s study findings on barriers to effective data exchange.

Read More

A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing

• Published: September 23, 2020

Your very own smartphone could help track COVID-19: see how tech giants Google and Apple are building technology to do just that and what

Read More

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

• Published: June 1, 2020

PHII director, Vivian Singletary, discusses PHII’s partnership with the CDC Foundation and tech leaders like Apple and Google on a contact tracing project.

Read More

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates record $180M grant to Emory

• Published: June 6, 2019

The Gates Foundation awarded $180 million to continue work on the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.

Read More

Viewpoint: The rising need for digital public health surveillance

• Published: January 11, 2019

PHII director Vivian Singletary shares insights on the rising challenges of the Digital Revolution in public health.

Read More

Digital Bridge collaboration with Cerner, Epic, CDC and others hope to connect EHRs to public health

• Published: February 20, 2018

The Digital Bridge initiative, formerly led by PHII, is forging public and private partnerships to impact public health data exchange.

Read More

Health Data Management: Most powerful women in health IT

• Published: May 6, 2017

Vivian Singletary, PHII director, is highlighted as one of the most powerful women in health information technology.

Read More

The most powerful women in healthcare IT for 2017

• Published: April 4, 2017

PHII director Vivian Singletary makes the list of one of the most powerful women in healthcare information technology.

Read More

Bridging the data divide: Project aims to revolutionize reporting of diseases

• Published: January 1, 2017

Georgia Health News digs into Digital Bridge, an initiative formerly-led by PHII, and how it might bridge gaps in data exchange between healthcare and

Read More

CHAMPS adds three new sites, expanding global health surveillance network to six countries

• Published: November 15, 2016

CHAMPS begins to collect child mortality data at three new sites, growing its global network.

Read More

Initiative Begins Efforts to Better Link Providers, Public Health Agencies

• Published: November 1, 2016

This article summarizes the Digital Bridge initiative, its partners, its goals and its potential impact.

Read More

Gates Foundation names Emory Global Health Institute lead partner in child health network

• Published: May 6, 2015

PHII partners with Emory and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as partners on the CHAMPS project.

Read More

Reflecting on the past, looking to the future: celebrating 30 years of PHII- webinar

• Published: October 7, 2022

PHII’s Vivian Singletary, The Task Force for Global Health’s Dave Ross and Washington State Department of Health’s Bryant Karras joined a webinar discussion.

Read More

An Overview of Data Modernization Efforts and Deep Dive into Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) webinar

• Published: June 10, 2022

This webinar, the third in a four-part series, shares lessons learned from the CDC’s data modernization initiative.

Read More

TEDxEmory Talk from Vivian Singletary: “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in the Modern World”

• Published: May 20, 2022

PHII Director Vivian Singletary recently gave a TEDxEmory talk, “Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First: Women’s Health in a Modern World.”

Read More

Achieving Interoperability: Practical Lessons Learned Webinar

• Published: April 19, 2022

This webinar, the second in a four-part series, shares practical experiences from jurisdictions in Michigan and Georgia as they move toward interoperability with their

Read More

Interoperability 101 for Birth Defects Surveillance Webinar

• Published: February 18, 2022

This webinar, the first in a four-part series, introduces the topic of interoperability and defines key terms with examples for birth defects programs.

Read More

Slides: Interoperability for Birth Defects Surveillance: A Readiness Assessment Tool

• Published: September 1, 2021

PHII and CDC partnered on this webinar on PHII’s birth defects surveillance assessment tool.

Read More

Four Keys to Navigating the Road to Community Data Sharing

• Published: October 1, 2019

Vivian Singletary delivered the 2019 Public Health Law Summit address where she answers four questions public health professionals should ask before collecting data.

Read More

Informatics Supporting the State Health Official as Chief Health Strategist

• Published: September 1, 2017

Bill Brand led a presentation during the ASTHO Policy Summit that highlighted the roles and responsibilities of a chief health strategist.

Read More

Enhancing the Informatics Response to the Epidemic of Zika Virus Infection (Zika) in Puerto Rico

• Published: April 1, 2017

Juneka Rembert presented PHII’s work with the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s informatics capacity to reduce turnaround time for Zika testing during the outbreak.

Read More

Informatics-Savvy Organization in Public Health: Vision, Strategies and Resources

• Published: August 1, 2016

This presentation delves into how to build an informatics-savvy organization and best practices to incorporate informatics in a public health agency’s overall strategy.

Read More

PHII celebrates 30th anniversary

• Published: September 20, 2022

You’re invited to join us on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m., for a webinar marking PHII’s 30-year history.

Read More

MAT-LINK announces new clinical sites

• Published: September 15, 2021

MAT-LINK has been awarded additional funding to add three more clinical sites and extend child follow-up data collection through 6 years of age.

Read More

PHII releases new toolkits

• Published: June 1, 2021

PHII releases three new toolkits focusing on child and adolescent mental health, data modernization and immunization information system procurement.

Read More

Georgia’s Own Credit Union recognizes PHII director with Atlanta digital signage

• Published: March 19, 2021

Vivian Singletary is recognized for her contributions to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read More

New guidance documents released to support public health agencies’ contact tracing efforts

• Published: June 1, 2020

PHII released a white paper exploring Apple and Google’s contact tracing technology and a report assessing tools available to public health authorities.

Read More

Press Release: Task Force for Global Health Welcomes New CEO Dr. Patrick O’Carroll

• Published: September 20, 2022

The Task Force for Global Health announced that its Board of Directors has chosen Patrick O’Carroll, MD, MPH as the organization’s next President and

Read More

Connecting states’ immunization status: Q&A with information system expert Vijay Pathangi

• Published: June 23, 2022

PHII IIS Team Lead and former IIS manager of Indiana, Vijay Pathangi, shares insights on immunization registries.

Read More

Q&A: Celebrating Black Voices in Public Health with PHII’s Jelisa Lowe

• Published: February 24, 2022

Jelisa Lowe of PHII joins other Task Force colleagues in celebrating black voices in public health for Black History Month.

Read More

Panel: Let’s Talk About Being Asian in Public Health

• Published: August 30, 2021

Samantha Chao expresses among other Task Force employees of Asian and Pacific Islander descent how her identity and work intersect at PHII.

Read More

Task Force Women on Working in Global Health

• Published: March 18, 2021

PHII’s Daniela O’Connell joins other women at the Task Force to share what it’s like being a woman in the global health sector.

Read More

PHII’s Juneka Rembert Joins a Panel on Being Black in Public Health

• Published: February 25, 2021

Juneka Rembert shares her experience on what it’s like to be black in public health in honor of Black History Month.

Read More

Podcast: Digital Contact Tracing for COVID-19

• Published: February 25, 2021

Vivian Singletary sheds some light on PHII’s new digital contact tracing project and what it could mean for enhancing traditional practices.

Read More

New Data Project on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Could Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

• Published: July 27, 2020

PHII’s MAT-LINK project is focused on improving maternal and child health outcomes as it relates to opioid use disorder during pregnancy.

Read More

Using Cell Phones for Contact Tracing: Partnering with Google, Apple and CDC Foundation, Q&A with Task Force Public Health Informatics Expert

• Published: May 27, 2020

How PHII is working with experts in public health, healthcare and technology to provide guidance on digital contact tracing methods and tools.

Read More

Improving Quality of Care at the Core of Health System Strengthening

• Published: August 29, 2019

LARC seeks to provide better quality care for HIV patients by improving laboratory business processes and fixing gaps in services provided.

Read More

New $180 Million Grant Extends Surveillance on Child Mortality Prevention

• Published: June 24, 2019

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a new $180 million grant to the CHAMPS initiative, continuing research on childhood mortality.

Read More

PHII Helps Build Comprehensive Profile of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Georgia

• Published: May 30, 2019

MNT4P is a statewide program that tracks and provides nutritional assistance to Georgia families experiencing inherited metabolic disorders.

Read More

The Rising Need for Digital Public Health Surveillance

• Published: February 27, 2019

Vivian Singletary weighs in on the Digital Revolution and how public health can rise to its challenges.

Read More

Digital Bridge Breaks New Ground in 2019, Launches in Two Sites

• Published: January 30, 2019

Two years after launching, Digital Bridge sees its first two sites begin piloting its new approach to electronic case reporting.

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CHAMPS Data Highlights Causes of Newborn and Child Deaths in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

• Published: January 28, 2019

How the CHAMPS initiative is using data to shed light on the causes of childhood mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bridging the Digital Divide

• Published: September 20, 2018

A closer look at the Digital Bridge initiative and how it’s standardizing the way health information is exchanged in the United States.

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Strengthening Laboratory Capacity Key to Ending HIV Transmission in Africa

• Published: August 19, 2018

PHII is enhancing laboratory capacity for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa to help reach the United Nations’ goal to end HIV transmission by 2030.

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Podcast: Using Informatics to Fight Childhood Mortality

• Published: May 23, 2018

This podcast episode deep dives into the CHAMPS initiative and how informatics is its key component in fighting childhood mortality.

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New Hampshire’s Electronic System for Tracking Immunization Records Nears Completion

• Published: January 25, 2018

See how PHII helped New Hampshire become the last state to adopt an IIS, standing up its online repository of vaccination records.

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Child Mortality Initiative Expands to Three New Sites in Africa and South Asia

• Published: November 30, 2016

CHAMPS adds three new sites to its roster: Kisumu, Kenya; Harar, Ethiopia; and Baliakandi, Bangladesh.

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‘Digital Bridge’ Promises to Strengthen U.S. Public Health Response to Disease Outbreaks

• Published: October 28, 2016

Learn more about how a new approach to electronic case reporting is set to change the state of data exchange nationally.

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Young African Leaders Inspired to Take Lessons in Global Public Health Back Home

• Published: July 26, 2016

Young African leaders visited PHII and the Task Force to learn more about how to influence positive change in their own countries.

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